After the notoriety of the recent destructive Berkeley riot by black-clad street thugs of the Black Bloc “anarchists” some reflections are in order. Historically there has been a symbiotic correlation relationship between such agent provocateur groups, infiltration by police informers, and the counter-terrorism forces of the deep state. The repressive security state has molded and used such witting (or unwitting) terrorist pawns or drones in covert activities to create a “strategy of tension” to instill fear and consolidate repressive power and control which would enhance strident calls for more intense police repression and clandestine surveillance of its subject general population. With … Continue reading “Strategy of Tension” and Black Bloc “Anarchists”